Les bonnes femmes (1960)
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- 1h 40min
- Drama, Mystery
- 22 Apr 1960 (France)
- Movie
Four Parisian women navigate the world of romance and daily life looking to fulfill their dreams but often find real-life to be inescapable.
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- 1 nomination.
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| Bernadette Lafont | ... |
Jane
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| Clotilde Joano | ... |
Jacqueline
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| Stéphane Audran | ... |
Ginette
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| Lucile Saint-Simon | ... |
Rita
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| Pierre Bertin | ... |
Monsieur Belin
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Jean-Louis Maury | ... |
Marcel
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Albert Dinan | ... |
Albert
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| Ave Ninchi | ... |
Mme Louise
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| Sacha Briquet | ... |
Henri
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| Claude Berri | ... |
Le copain de Jane
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Jean Barclay |
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Rossana Rossanigo |
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Dolly Bell | ... |
La danseuse nue
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| Gabriel Gobin | ... |
Le père d'Henri
(as Gabriel Gobain)
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France Asselin | ... |
La mère d'Henri
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Jean-Marie Arnoux |
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Robert Barre |
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Trio Rody Renatal |
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| Dominique Zardi | ... |
Le chef d'orchestre
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Philippe Castelli | ... |
Le régisseur
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| Mario David | ... |
Ernest Lapierre (le motocycliste)
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| Henri Attal | ... |
Un ami de Jane et Jacqueline (uncredited)
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Charles Bayard | ... |
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Charles Belmont | ... |
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| Serge Bento | ... |
Nounours (uncredited)
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Karen Blanguernon | ... |
La fille du bal (uncredited)
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| Claude Chabrol | ... |
Un nageur à la piscine (uncredited)
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Jenny Doria | ... |
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Liliane Dreyfus | ... |
Une fille à la piscine (uncredited)
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Simone Landry | ... |
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| Louison Roblin | ... |
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| László Szabó | ... |
(uncredited)
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Directed by
| Claude Chabrol | ||
Written by
| Paul Gégauff | ... | (scenario and dialogue) |
| Claude Chabrol | ... | (adaptation) |
Produced by
| Raymond Hakim | ... | producer |
| Robert Hakim | ... | producer |
Music by
| Pierre Jansen | ||
| Paul Misraki | ||
Cinematography by
| Henri Decaë | ||
Editing by
| Jacques Gaillard | ||
Editorial Department
| Gisèle Chézeau | ... | assistant editor |
| Claude Le Moro | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| Jacques Mély | ||
Makeup Department
| Louis Bonnemaison | ... | makeup chief |
Production Management
| Ralph Baum | ... | production manager |
| Jean Lavie | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles L. Bitsch | ... | assistant director (as Charles Bitsch) |
Art Department
| André Labussière | ... | set dresser |
| Raymond Lemoigne | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Jean-Claude Marchetti | ... | sound engineer |
| Maurice Rémy | ... | sound recordist |
| Guy Villette | ... | boom operator / sound assistant |
Camera and Electrical Department
| André Dino | ... | still photographer |
| Jean Rabier | ... | camera operator |
| Jean-Paul Schwartz | ... | assistant camera |
Script and Continuity Department
| Jacqueline Parey | ... | script girl |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Academy Pictures (1960) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Harold Cornsweet Films (1966) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Kino Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Doperfilme (1977) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Gloria Film (1961) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Kino Video (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Netflix (2022) (Netherlands) (video) (vod)
- Pidax Film (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
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Storyline
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Ginette, Rita, Jacqueline and Jane try to find fulfillment and love in their lives. Rita has a fiancé whose family is obsessed with social distinction; Jane has a boy-friend in the army, but does not hesitate to enjoy herself with chance encounters; Ginette has a mysterious passion that keeps her away from her colleagues at nights. Jacqueline is lonely; but who is that mysterious bike-rider who is constantly following her ?
Written by Eduardo Casais |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Caused so much resentment among the public upon its release that some went as far as breaking seats in theaters as sign of protest. See more » |
| Goofs | After Ernest strangles Jacqueline, he rips his coat out from under her and flips her over. The supposedly dead Jacqueline immediately moves her arm to catch herself from going face first into the mud. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Son of Gascogne (1995). See more » |
| Quotes |
Monsieur Belin:
My pleasure in life is to reprimand little girls... It's my prerogative. See more » |